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Chicago. Excavating new million-yard channel for the Chicago River
Straightening of Chicago River, south of loop district and in midst of vast network of railway tracks from south, involves about one million yards of new channel, excavation, equal volume of fill of old channel, and about 9000 ft. of dock wall; buried obstacles and scow disposal require dipper dredges; special discharge barge enables hydraulic dredge to load scows.
Chicago. Excavating new million-yard channel for the Chicago River
Straightening of Chicago River, south of loop district and in midst of vast network of railway tracks from south, involves about one million yards of new channel, excavation, equal volume of fill of old channel, and about 9000 ft. of dock wall; buried obstacles and scow disposal require dipper dredges; special discharge barge enables hydraulic dredge to load scows.
Chicago. Excavating new million-yard channel for the Chicago River
Eng. News-Rec
Engineering News Record ; 102
1929
3 pages
4 Figs.
Article (Journal)
English
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